Where does “wemman” come from?

wemman (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic wammaz, from Proto-Indo-European wemh₁- — to spew, to vomit.

wemman (Old English): to spot, mar, spoil, disfigure; to defile,...

Definitions

  1. to spot, mar, spoil, disfigure; to defile,...

Ancestry of “wemman”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicwammazspot, stain, blemish
2Proto-Indo-Europeanwemh₁-to spew, to vomit
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wemh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wammaz →